Ireland comes alive this Christmas and New Years period with magical events happening all over Ireland and with the help of Irish Rail let us get you and your family there to enjoy all of the wonder and excitement of the season.

The Marquee has some great artists performing over the coming months and the train is the perfect way to get you there. The Marquee is only a short walk from Kent station and with our fantastic web fares from you can sit back, relax and let us do the driving.

Dublin has a spectacular St. Patrick’s Day festival. For four days, the nation’s capital is home to events for all ages including a 5k road race, walking tours, plays, a treasure hunt and of course music everywhere. It cumulates in the world’s leading St. Patrick’s Day parade.

Dublin has a spectacular St. Patrick’s Day festival. For four days, the nation’s capital is home to events for all ages including a 5k road race, walking tours, plays, a treasure hunt and of course music everywhere. It cumulates in the world’s leading St. Patrick’s Day parade.

Why not travel to Limerick this Christmas no matter where you're from. With services running from Castleconnell, Birdhill, Nenagh, Cloughjordan and Roscrea, Limerick is the ideal destination for a day out with your loved ones.

With flood levels having peaked and now receding, the Ennis to Limerick line is expected to reopen by mid-May 2016.

Valerie Scott, Assistant Regional Manager (West), Iarnród Éireann Infrastructure outlines the extent of flooding, why the line has flooded for such a prolonged period, and discusses possible solutions.

There will be a particular concentration of centenary commemorative events in Dublin and nationwide on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, 27th - 28th March, with a mixture of formal ceremonial occasions and informal cultural and historical events.